“The success at Canalside and the Outer Harbor shows how these two unique locations can play off of one another, giving visitors even more ways to enjoy the waterfront,” said Robert Gioia, the agency’s chairman.

The tracked visitation includes attendance at ticketed and non-ticketed events, as well as those boating, riding bikes and walking along the waterfront.

Among the highlights:

• The Thursday night concert series drew 133,000 people, led by hip hop artist T-Pain’s crowd that was estimated to be 40,000 people on Aug. 18.

• The World’s Largest Rubber Duck attracted over 100,000 people to get a picture of the duck in the harbor.

• Canalside boat tours had about 20,000 customers.

• The Queen City Bike Ferry carried nearly 55,000 people across the river.

• Over 4,000 people attended Tuesday Night Flix and the Music and Dance series.

• Nearly 10,000 visitors created unique works of art at the Art Space.

• There were 148,000 visitors to Buffalo Harbor State Park.

In addition, and just a bike ferry ride away, the newly-created Outer Harbor Management Group brought 250,000 people to the Outer Harbor, fueled by activities and a beer garden at Wilkeson Pointe. Attendance numbers were reported from different sites on a daily basis by U.S. Security, a firm hired by site manager Spectra, according to waterfront agency spokeswoman Pamm Lent. She said counting the numbers of people was a required part of the job.

Attendance also came from ticketed events and large non-ticketed events, with counting clickers used at all three entry points.

Some event attendance numbers were provided by the Buffalo Police Department, such as the overflow crowd at the T-Pain concert.

“Buffalo’s transformed waterfront is an engine of Western New York’s resurgence that continues to fuel tourism, create jobs and increase economic opportunity for the entire region,” Cuomo said in a statement. “I urge all visitors from across New York and beyond to experience these great Queen City attractions for themselves and see why Buffalo is a city on the move.”